A long poem that blends and bends the lyric, procedural poetry, the travelogue and extended forms, Dwell lives in, or dwells on, the interaction of a restless subjectivity with the seemingly transparent, yet identifiable, social codes that encase us.
Short-listed 1994 Alberta Writer's Guild Award
“[A] canny text, astute and sharp. This a brilliant mind at work, dwelling in, dwelling on.”
– Books in Canada
“Dwell … offer[s] an unsimplified and penetrating look at our time and place, where meaning and significance alter and blend. Derksen invites his readers to take part in this process.” – Vox
Jeff Derksen’s poetry and critical writing on art, urbanism and text have been published in Europe and North America. He collaborates on visual art and research projects (focusing on urban issues) with the research collective Urban Subjects. Derksen’s Down Time won the 1991 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Award at the BC Book Prizes.
…of parental love where I was fortunate enough to dwell in my youngest years; consequently, language is …
…Foot are hot off the press! Flying Red Horse dwells on fatherhood and masculinity, the conditions of …
…per se, preferring as much as possible to dwell in transience, we wondered what effect his faith …
…but autumn will come eventually. Let us not dwell on the unpleasant things of life – but let us get …
…buffs, foodies and gardeners, urban and rural dwellers, educators and kids, and book lovers …
…cure the living. Hu, an ailing concert pianist, dwells in memories of past glory. A mysterious …
…Jeff Derksen read from Dwell at Capilano College in November 1993. …